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Neutral Tones (1898) Flashcards

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Author

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Thomas hardy

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Story

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1st person speaker reflects on a moment when when realised the love was dead in their relationship. They consider what meaning this moment meaning means to them now

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Themes

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Memory, loss of love

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Tone

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Emotionless, neutral

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Form and structure

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Straightforward rhyme- ABBA neutral and simple

Rhythm is inconsistent- echoes rocky relationship

No future tense- there is no future after this

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Language

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Ambiguous words- reflect title “greyish” “a few”

Dead dull and wintery setting- “winter” “white” “starving” “grey” “bitterness” reflecting thoughts on relationship

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Context

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Hardy faced many disappointing personal relationships

Published over 20 years after it was written

Memory, distant from the relationship

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GCSE English Poetry (5 decks)

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